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Public invited to help get clean water and toilets to communities affected by climate change through WaterAid’s Zakat appeal

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid is inviting supporters to help provide clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene to climate-vulnerable communities in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Mali this Ramadan. Bangladesh is on the frontline of climate change. The country is facing erratic rainfall, flooding, drought, rising sea levels and cyclones. Extreme weather threatens people’s access to basic needs, with floods contaminating fragile water sources and droughts drying them out, making things even harder for vulnerable families. One in five schools in Bangladesh have no clean water and many lack decent toilets and handwashing facilities. Without…

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WaterAid condemns lack of climate adaption funding for world’s poorest as IPCC report is released

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid condemns the lack of worldwide action to make sure the world’s most vulnerable people have reliable access to clean water, good sanitation and hygiene to face the impacts of the climate crisis. The international development organisation comes with its statement in response to a new assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which looks at impacts, adaptation and vulnerability linked with climate change. WaterAid welcomes the IPCC report focused on the dire need for adaptation and said far more funds are needed to truly support those already…

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WaterAid launches prize draw to win tickets to see Louisa, Celina Sharma and Nadia Rose in female-led fundraising gig

Stuart Mitchell

This week, WaterAid has launched a prize draw to win tickets for the live Bathroom Session gig, which will bring together some exciting acts, including former X-Factor winner Louisa Johnson, rapper and songwriter Nadia Rose, Australian contemporary R&B artist Celina Sharma, and Londoner Cat Burns, whose music spans folk, acoustic, soul, reggae and pop genres. Also performing are South London singer songwriter Jaz Karis and DJs Kennedy Taylor from Foundation FM and Mercedes Benson. Each of the 25 prize winners will get two tickets to see the Bathroom Sessions at…

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WaterAid and award-winning photographer Poulomi Basu launch evocative photo series highlighting the impact a lack of water has on women and girls

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid and award-winning Indian transmedia artist and activist Poulomi Basu have launched a dynamic new dystopian photo series, Sisters of the Moon, to show how a lack of clean water and toilets limits the power and potential of women and girls. The ecofeminist work, commissioned by international charity WaterAid, explores women’s energy and strength and the importance of water and sanitation in helping them fulfil their potential as a force for change. Sisters of the Moon is inspired by the women and girls Poulomi has met through more than a…

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Stars reveal school snaps and memories as part of WaterAid campaign to help keep girls in school around the world

Stuart Mitchell

Nadiya Hussain MBE, Dame Jacqueline Wilson, KT Tunstall, Ellie Simmonds OBE, Sir Tony Robinson, Cerys Matthews and Kimberly Hart-Simpson are among ten stars of the stage and screen, and the sporting and social media worlds who are lending their support to WaterAid’s Thirst for Knowledge appeal. Public donations made by 15 February 2022 will be matched by the UK government, up to £2 million, making double the impact in communities in Nepal. A third of schools globally have no basic water supply or decent toilets, having a detrimental impact on…

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